综合C第三讲2版.docx

1、综合C第三讲2版1、第1篇Feast On Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweetsThat wasHalloweenIn a few weeks American houses will be red and green and filled with presentsFor ChristmasAs if all this isnt enough，on Thursday this week，America will enj

2、oy another festivalThanksgivingChildren will have two days off school，shops will close and houses will be filled with families enjoying mountains of food Every year, in Gainesville，Florida，all entire class celebrate Thanksgiving togetherThe class dresses up and puts on plays for their familiesAfter

3、the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie Dean Foster, an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebrationHe said：I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and a happy family His brother Ben，nine，said：the best t

4、hing about Thanksgiving，is that when it is finished，it is time to start Christmas But behind the food and the large amount of money spent there is another messageOn Thursday evening，Dean and Bens family will make a basket and put it on the table as they eat their evening mealEach of them will write

5、a 1ist of things that they are thankful for and place the paper in the basketThe family will read the pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives Thanksgiving is a traditional festival that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arri

6、ved in the US to start a new lifeAfter a hard year, they had a big autumn harvestThey held a feast and invited the native American Indians along to thank God for giving them enough food Many countries celebrate ThanksgivingThey often fall after the fields have been harvested and the crops collected

7、for winter词汇：turkey n火鸡pumpkin n南瓜pilgrim n朝圣者1Thanksgiving：感恩节(11月的第四个星期四)2Halloween ：10月3 1日之夜(据传此时可见到鬼)3Christmas：圣诞节(12月25日)1. On Halloween, children in the United States often dress up asA:ghostsB:playersC:pilgrimsD:visitors答案:A解析:A 该题问：在10月31日之夜，美国儿童常常打扮成什么样子? 首先利用问题中的特征词Halloween作为答案线索，这样很快在文

8、章第二句中找到涉及到答案相关句： That was Halloween代词That提示我们应该接着看前面的句子：Four weeks ago US children dressed as monsters and asked for sweets这句话中出现了与问题句中的核心结构children in the United States呼应的结构，因此判断这个句子需要认真看， 这个句子说“四周前，美国儿童打扮成怪物，四处要糖吃。”“鬼”（ghosts）跟“怪物”（monsters）比较接近，A正确。2、When are turkey and pumpkin pie eaten?A:On Hal

9、loweenB:On ThursdayC:On ThanksgivingD:On Christmas Day答案:C解析:C. 该题问：火鸡和南瓜饼是什么时候吃的? 火鸡和南瓜饼是感恩节的传统食品。利用提干中的新信息词（也是标志词）turkey 和pumpkin 作为答案线索，这样在第4段的最后一个句子中找到答案相关句：After the plays the families share a feast of traditional Thanksgiving foods like turkey and pumpkin pie. (演出过后这些家庭将分享传统的感恩节食物，如火鸡和南瓜馅饼) ，

10、因此判断C（感恩节）是答案。3、Thanksgiving is the time for the American people to thank God forA:looking after themB:providing them with comfortable and happy lives?C:clothing themD:protecting them答案:B解析:B；该题问：感恩节是美国人因为什么而感谢上帝的日子? 这个句子中的新信息是“感谢上帝”， 所以利用“thank God”作为答案线索，这样在文章的倒数第三段中找到答案相关句：The family will read th

11、e pieces of paper and take time to thank God and each other for providing them with comfortable and happy lives （感谢上帝为他们提供了舒适、幸福生活的日子）， 因此判断B是答案。4、Many children in the United States like Thanksgiving becauseA:they call stay with their parents at home and eat a lot of nice food?B:they can dress up li

12、ke monstersC:they can put on playsD:they call visit American Indians答案:A解析:A该题问：许多美国儿童喜欢感恩节的原因是什么? 利用问题句中的核心结构“like Thanksgiving”作为答案线索，这样在第5段中找到答案相关句：Dean Foster, an 1 1-year-old boy will take part in this celebrationHe said：I love Thanksgiving because it means time off school，lots of nice food and

13、 a happy family（喜欢感恩节是因为它以为着学校放假，有很多好吃的食物， 而且能和家人在一起享受快乐）， 选项A（他们可以呆在家里，跟父母在一起，并且会吃到很多好吃的东西）与该句内容一致，答案是A。5、The first pilgrims settled in the United States inA:1621 B:1620C:1622 D:1619答案:A解析:A 该题问：第一批朝圣者是什么时候到美国来定居的? 被选项都是年代，所以直接注意文章中表示年代的数字，这样栽倒数第二段的第1个句子中找到答案相关句：Thanksgiving is a traditional festiv

14、al that started in 1621，when the first pilgrims arrived in the US to start a new life该题考查考生对when引导的定语从句的理解。该句说“感恩节是源于1621年的美国传统节日，在这一年第一批朝圣者抵达美国开始新的生活。”因此答案是A。6、第2篇Goal of American education Education is all enormous and expensive part of American lifeIts size is matched by its varietyDifferences in

15、 American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone not just for a privileged eliteSchools are expected to meet the needs of every child，regardless of ability, and also the needs of society itselfThis

16、means that public schools offer more than academic subjectsIt surprises many people when they come here to find high schools offering such courses as typing，sewing，radio repair, computer programming or driver training，along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics，history, and language

17、sStudents choose their curricula depending on their interests，future goals，and level of abilityThe underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities，and to give each one a sense of civic and community consciousness Schools have traditionall

18、y played an important role in creating national unity and “Americanizing” the millions of immigrants who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and originsSchools still play a large role in the community, especially in the small towns The approach to teaching may seem unfamili

19、ar to many, not only because it is informal， but also because there is not much emphasis on learning factsInstead，Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities Students spend much time，learning how to use resource materials

20、，libraries，statistics and computersAmericans believe that if children are taught to reason well and to research well, they will be able to find whatever facts they need throughout the rest of their livesKnowing how to solve problems is considered more important than the accumulation of facts This is

21、 Americas answer to the searching question that thoughtful parents all over the world are asking themselves in the fast-moving time：How Can one prepare todays child for a tomorrow that one can neither predict nor understand?”privileged adj享有特权的Elite n精英，精华curricula n课程reason v推理 Wmch of the followin

22、g best states the goal of American education?A:To teach every learner some practical skillsB:To provide every learner with rich knowledgeC:To give every student the opportunity to fully develop hisher abilityD:To train every student to be a responsible citizen答案:C解析:C。分析：问题问及美国教育的目的，该问题有关文章主题。利用被选项中

23、的核心结构（practical skills，rich knowledge， fully develop his/her ability，responsible citizen ）作为答案线索，在文章中查找答案相关句：（第2段）The underlying goal of American education is to develop every child to the utmost of his or her own possibilities, and to give each one a sense of civic（公民的） and community consciousness.

24、 该句说“要培养孩子发挥他们最大的潜力， 并让他们具有公民意识和社会意识”，因此判断C是答案。7、It is implied in the passage thatA:all high-school students take the same coursesB:every high-school student must take some practical ability training coursesC:every public school offers the same academic subjectsD:the subjects every student takes may

25、 vary答案:D解析:D分析：既然借助前面问题的解答知道美国教育的根本目标是在于学生能力的培养，因此推断D（学生学习的科目是变化的（因人而异）是答案。也可以借助原文，利用被选项中的核心词（same courses，practical ability training courses，same academic subjects， the subjects vary）作为答案线索：(第2段) This means that public schools offer more than academic subjects. It surprises many people when they c

26、ome here to find high schools offering such courses as tying, sewing, or driver training, along with traditional academic subjects such as mathematics, . Students choose their curricula depending on their interests, future goals, and level of ability. 该划线句表明学生根据他们的兴趣，将来的目标和能力水平进行课程的选择，因此可以推断出D的含义每个学

27、生学习的课程可能是不同的。8、American schools place great emphasis on the learnersA:enrichment of knowledgeB:accumulation of factsC:acquisition of the ability to be creativeD:acquisition of the ability to work with his hands答案:C解析:C分析：由于前面的问题都涉及到学生能力的培养，因此推断C或D正确。利用这两个选项中的核心词creative和 work with his hands作为答案线索，这样

28、找到答案相关句：(第4段)Instead, Americans try to teach their children to think for themselves and to develop their own intellectual and creative abilities. 根据该句句意判断C（获得创造力）是答案。9、According to the passage，American education meets the needs of all the following EXCEPT A:the brightest studentsB:the slow studentsC

29、:the students from foreign countriesD:the immigrants答案:C解析:C 分析：借助第1题的了解：美国教育致力于培养每个学生的能力，因此判断A和B都应该是美国教育能满足的对象。利用被选项C和D中的核心词（from foreign countries， immigrants）作为答案线索，这样发现答案相关句：Schools have traditionally played an important role in creating national unity and Americanizing the millions of immigrant

30、s who have poured into this country from many different backgrounds and origins. 该句说：美国学校在国家团结和使数百万美国移民者美国化上起着重要的作用。该句间接的暗示美国教育能满足移民者的需要，因此只有C没有提到。10、Which of the following best states the feature of American education that makes it different from education in other countries?A:The large number of i

31、ts schoolsB:The variety of the courses offered in its schoolsC:Its special consideration given to immigrantsD:Its underlying goal to develop every childs abilities to the fullest extent.答案:D解析:D 分析：问题问及“美国教育和其他国家的教育在什么方面不同”，注意文章中提到“比较”的句子，这样在文章第2段开头找到答案相关句：Differences in American schools compared with those found in the majority of other countries lie in the fact that education here has long been intended for everyone not just for a privileged elite. 该句强调了“面向每个学生的教育”，对比被选项判D正确D中提到了“培养每个学生的能力